Sixth Day within the Octave of the Epiphany (11 January) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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The Church invites us, during the Octave of the Epiphany, to contemplate the profound mystery of the gifts offered by the Magi to the Infant Christ: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. In this traditional meditation drawn from the Fathers of the Church, Sacred Scripture, ancient liturgies, and the writings of Saint Leo the Great, Saint Ephrem, and Venantius Fortunatus, we uncover the triple office of Christ as King, Priest, and Sacrifice, and the three great virtues symbolized by the Magi’s offerings: charity, prayer, and mortification. This reading reflects the voice of the Church across centuries, uniting prophecy, liturgy, and devotion in a single act of worship before Christ Emmanuel. It also includes: A meditation on the Epiphany gifts Patristic teaching on gold, frankincense, and myrrh Ancient hymns and prayers from Latin and Greek liturgies A moving dialogue between the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Magi The commemoration of Pope St. Hyginus, martyr and successor of St. Peter This is not merely a historical reflection, but a call to offer our own gifts—our hearts, our prayers, and our sacrifices—to Christ the King. 🕯️ “Find a heart that loves God, that raises itself to Him by prayer, that understands and relishes the power of the Cross—and you have the worthiest offering which can be made to God.” 00:00 – Sixth Day within the Octave of the Epiphany 00:34 – The Magi Present Their Gifts to Christ 01:28 – Why the Gifts Were Three in Number 01:39 – Gold: Christ the King 01:46 – Frankincense: Christ the High Priest 01:59 – Myrrh: Christ the Sacrifice 02:24 – St. Leo the Great on the Faith of the Magi 03:19 – The Three Gifts as Virtues in the Soul 03:59 – Offering Our Hearts to Christ 06:27 – Hymn of Venantius Fortunatus 08:01 – Ancient Epiphany Prayer 08:54 – Paris Missal (1584) Sequence 11:03 – Dialogue of St. Ephrem: Mary and the Magi 14:06 – Hymn of the Greek Church to the Virgin Mary 16:08 – Commemoration of Pope St. Hyginus, Martyr 17:16 – Closing Prayer of the Church https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/january/january-11-sixth-day-within-the-octave-of-the-epiphany/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Epiphany #ThreeKings #GoldFrankincenseMyrrh #TraditionalCatholic #ChurchFathers #CatholicMeditation #SacredTradition #ChristTheKing #CatholicLiturgy #Patristics #EpiphanyOctave